Tennessee state elections in 2000 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000.

Primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

s for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

, as well as various judicial

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, were held on August 3, 2000.

Presidential election

President of the United States

In 2000, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. In the general election, Republican candidate

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

narrowly won the state with 51.15% of the to Democratic Vice President Al Gore's 47.28%. The presidential primaries were held on March 14, 2000.

won Tennessee's Republican primary. Tennessee native

Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...

easily won the Democratic primary.

Results

March 14, 2000, Primary Results

United States Congress

Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Clark.

Results

August 3, 2000, Primary Results

House of Representatives

Tennessee elected nine

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s, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

State legislature

State Senate

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 7, 2000. After this election, Democrats had 18 seats while Republicans had 15 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.

State House of Representatives

The election of all 99 seats in the

occurred on November 7, 2000. Democrats won 58 seats, while Republicans won 41 seats. Republicans gained one seat.

References

{{2000 United States elections Tennessee

Presidential election

President of the United States

Results

United States Congress

Senate

Results

House of Representatives

Results

State legislature

State Senate

State House of Representatives

See also

References